Jailbroken Windows RT allows Mac OS to run on Surface RT

Following the successful jailbreaking of the Windows RT OS and the release of an automated jailbreaking tool, the Microsoft Surface RT has suddenly become a new experimental platform for developers and researchers around the world to test what else is possible on the OS that powers it.

Microsoft had locked its kernel to ensure that users cannot use ARM based applications on it. Steve Troughton-Smith a programmer from Ireland tried the process of jailbreaking the Windows RT on his Surface today which led him to install an early version of the Apple OS X on the tablet.

Image credits: Steve Troughton-Smith

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